Alston's aura increased in an instant. His strong spiritual power turned into mighty waves that swept
through the air and circled around his body. In the blink of an eye, he had reached the peak of the ninth
grade of the Supernal Stage.
Everyone present was impressed at Alston's sudden increase in strength. Six months ago, his strength
was just at the fourth grade of the Supernal Stage, and now his strength was close to the Divine Stage.
"It looks like you have cultivated intensely in recent months," Rocky said.
"Go to hell!" Alston shouted. His eyes were filled with anger as he waved the Thunder Dragon Spear in
his hand. It turned into a hundred spear shadows and attacked Rocky at once.
Rocky wielded his Flaming Blade of the Frozen Wind Dagger and in a flash, the flame dragons rushed
towards his opponent.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two mighty spiritual powers collided in mid-air. The impact released fiery sparks that drizzled onto
the ground. Rocky and Alston stepped forward at the same time and dashed towards each other. As
the two Spiritual Weapons smashed with each other, violent spiritual lights raced out and flashed into
the sky like angry bolts of lightning.
The fierce fight between Rocky and Alston revealed that they were equal in strength and this infuriated
Alston. He had made several breakthroughs, and he could not believe that Rocky could still fight him
with ease. He swung his spear and took a few steps backward. At once, the powerful aura that had
enveloped his body swelled and radiated with intense energy. Alston's aura had broken through to the
Divine Stage.
The surrounding people were astonished. No one expected that Alston would reach the Divine Stage
that fast.
Even Bryant and Shirley were amazed by what they saw.
"I did not expect Alston's strength to advance rapidly," Bryant said. He was surprised and at the same
time suspicious of what just happened in front of them.
"You are no match for me!" Alston sneered at Rocky. His face was red with anger and hatred. He
believed that Rocky could never be his match. Not in the past. Not now or ever. For the past six
months, he had gone to the territory of the Dragon Master Clan to advance his strength. He did
everything, no matter what the cost, just to become the most powerful emperor. He wanted people to
fear him and bow to him in surrender.
Before long, Alston, who just broke through to the Divine Stage, turned into a light shadow. The
spiritual light that had shrouded his entire body soared, and the Thunder Dragon Spear in his hand
turned into a long, deadly spear. With full force, it charged towards Rocky.
This filled the people with suspense. Everyone feared that Rocky could not withstand the savage
attack. After all, the strength at the peak of the ninth grade of the Supernal Stage was only one step
away from the Divine Stage. However, there was a huge difference between them.
With an explosive noise, Alston's spear plunged into the ground. The earth trembled violently and a
strong magnetic force wrapped itself around Rocky.
This caused people to panic. They tried to leave the place quickly, terrified of being involved. People
from the crowd whispered among themselves as they walked out of the place. They still could not
believe Alston's display of strength and power. They were also worried about Rocky.
Sabina, who just defeated most of the spirit manipulators at the Heavenly Stage, looked distressed.
"Is he dead?" Shirley asked as she tried to search for Rocky through the dust that had filled the air.
Just as Shirley expressed her concern, a fierce Evil Flame turned into a beam of light and razed down
from the sky.
This took everyone by surprise. They looked carefully and saw that the Evil Flame was released by
Rocky. It was a violent attack from Alston, and yet he stood there, completely unharmed.
"You have reached the Divine Stage? I underestimated you. It looks like you have received a lot of help
from the spiritual race." surrounded by the Evil Flame, Rocky remarked with a faint smile. But soon
enough, the Evil Flame on his body changed its color and grew thicker. Like a vast and horrifying
darkness, the flame turned black and evil.
The people had not recovered from their shock when they saw the amazing change on Rocky's body.
The Dragon Spirit Mark that had marked his body swelled and spread all over his body. It was like a
giant symbol that planted itself on Rocky's physique.
Everyone watched as the wild flames behind Rocky formed into a hazy black shadow. Then it soon
turned into a demonic beast that radiated evil and darkness.
Rocky opened his eyes, and it was filled with intense power. His aura which had been at the ninth
grade of the Supernal Stage soared up and instantly broke through to the Divine Stage.
"The Divine Stage? He also broke through to the Divine Stage!" everyone present exclaimed in
disbelief.
Then something unexpected happened. After Rocky broke through to the Divine Stage, his aura
continued to increase, as if the power in his body was without end.
The truth is, Rocky had been using the Holy Spirit Panacea for the last six months. It was given to him
by the beauty of the spiritual race and it had the power to fuse the evil power of the Holy Dragon Bead
in his body, endlessly. Four months ago, he had fused power sealed in the fourth layer, and he then
released the power sealed in the fifth layer. It would take him four month to fuse the power of the fifth
layer, so now he almost finished the fusion. Because of this, his real strength had already surpassed
the Divine Stage.
At that moment, no one was more surprised than Alston.
"How is that possible? How did he become stronger than me?" Alston could not believe his eyes. He
was so affected that the torment was written across his face.
"Alston, it's time that we settle the grudge between us," Rocky said seriously. He had been waiting for
this day for a long time.
"Your Majesty, allow us to challenge him!" Two peerless masters at the Divine Stage saw that the
situation was unfavorable, so they quickly approached Alston.
After a moment of hesitation, Alston restrained his aura and stepped backward.
Disgusted, people from the crowd booed and poked fun at Alston. They did not expect him to back
down from the fight.
The two peerless masters at the Divine Stage exchanged glances with each other and then stood
bravely in front of Rocky.
Rocky checked out the two peerless masters at the Divine Stage. Both of them were at the primary
grade.
"How dare you to defy the acting emperor in public? You have committed a heinous crime. I advise you
to surrender as soon as possible. Otherwise, we will have you arrested and you will surely suffer!" one
of the peerless masters shouted at Rocky.
"We will fight, if that's what you want. Stop talking nonsense!" Rocky snorted.
The two peerless masters at the Divine Stage looked at each other and summoned their own spirit-
manipulated beasts. Both of them were at the top-level of the fifth grade of the five-star level.
By this time, Robin and Ken had returned to Rocky.
It was another battle, and this time Rocky's opponents were two peerless masters at the Divine Stage.
At a glance, it looked like Rocky had no chance of winning.
"Two against one. You two are cowards! How about I fight with you?" A mysterious voice was heard out
of nowhere.
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